Chem Uses of radioisotopes

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Iodine 131

  • Diagnose & treat hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer

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Technetium 99

  • Helps Detects brain tumors

  • Used to make steel stronger

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Cobalt 60

  • Cancer therapy (emits gamma radiation)

  • Cleanse food for packaging (kills bacteria)

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Carbon 14

  • Determine age of substances once alive

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Uranium 238

  • Determines the age of geologic formations